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ريب

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

8 ارتاب ذ He doubted, (S, Msb, K,) فِيهِ [ respecting him, or it ]. (S.) See 1, in the former half of the paragraph. And ارتاب بِهِ He suspected him, or thought evil of him: (T, M, K:) or he saw on his part [or in him ] what caused him to have doubt, or suspicion &c.; as also به ↓ تريّب; (Har p. 257;) and به ↓ استراب; i. e. رَأَى مِنْهُ مَا يَرِيبُهُ: (S, K, and Har ubi suprà:) the last used by [the tribe of] Hudheyl. (TA.) ― -b2- [It often means particularly He was sceptical in matters of religion. ]

Derived headwords

ارتابverb
  1. 1.
ارتاب بِهِ
رَأَى مِنْهُ مَا يَرِيبُهُ